Nevada casinos were recently allowed to raise occupancy levels fro 25% to 35%… and then to 50%. But if they want to get back to full occupancy, they will need to encourage their employees to get vaccinated. The state Gaming Control Board released a memo recently which encourages casinos in the state to provide paid […]
This is no April Fools joke. Reviv Global has announced the launch of what some are calling a ‘health passport’ which works in conjunction with their testing facilities located in Las Vegas. Those facilities are located in the MGM Grand, The Cosmopolitan, and The Venetian. The Heliix Health Passport is a mobile app, and after […]
After spending over a year in various forms of lock-down, there is now hope as Las Vegas returns to normal. However, as the tourists begin to make their way back to Nevada, there are some things to keep in mind. First, the fantastic room rates that resorts have been offering during the pandemic will soon […]
We were all waiting for things to get back to normal. But now, finding a Las Vegas Uber or Lyft driver is almost impossible! The tourists are returning to Sin City for sure. However, not all of the ride share drivers are ready to return to work. “They weren’t enforcing the mask mandate so passengers […]
Hopes of a return to “normal” for Sin City get stringer as the Encore Las Vegas has set a date to return to full time service. The luxury resorts says that they will resume 24 hour a day operations on April 8th, which will include expanded operations for many of their amenities as well. In […]
A pandemic that caused lock-downs, masks, and capacity limits delayed the opening of the Virgin Las Vegas hotel and casino. Now, however, is the time when things are starting to move toward normalcy. More casinos are reopening, and Virgin will be joining them. Their grand opening will be this week, on March 25th, and will […]
The vaccine has been rolling out and recovery is underway. But despite the good news, many Las Vegas casinos are still dark. Thirteen, to be exact. And while some properties are waiting for restrictions to lessen, others have closed their doors forever. Some of the more popular properties on the “still closed” list include Main […]
The Rio Las Vegas started to welcome guests back recently, and hosted the World Series of Poker. Now, the announcement has come that the property will be rebranded, with at least one of the towers named the Hyatt Regency. The move comes as part of a franchise agreement between Hyatt and Dreamscape Companies. The Rio […]
The Las Vegas Strip looks to be getting “back to normal” as massive crowds of tourists descended on Sin City this past week. All as a reaction to Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak raised the capacity limit of casinos to 50%. They had previously been set at 35%. Additionally, the Governor is allowing some larger gatherings, […]
Caesars Entertainment has announced that their Planet Hollywood and LINQ casino properties on the Vegas Strip will resume 24 hours, 7 day a week operations. This is in response to the surge of new visitors to Sin City as the COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Both resorts announced that they are following the new set of […]